Bailed on the ski @ Bittersweet because the weatherpeople were forecasting highs of +7C with rain showers for that neck of the world. The snowshoe that was switched to a ski was switched back to a snowshoe, took place in very balmy temps, and sometimes gusty winds under a mostly sunny sky. The groupo consisted [...]
What a splendid day to snowshoe the turtles back, lots of sunshine,smiles and no wind. Di, Eldon, Jackie, Fred (aka the trail groomer) , Clarence and our pair of four legged friends Scotty and Dover left the boat launch area at 11 am. We hiked across the lake before we got on the trail and [...]
Our snowshoe outing at Bead Lakes in Riding Mounntain National Park on Sunday was beautiful, mild, not sunny……..in fact, at the trail-head, we were wondering if we should’ve packed our rain gear! We started our 4 km tracked show shoe trail and continued at a leisurely pace, enjoying the fresh spruce-filled air, and each other’s [...]
Nine members, and one guest, showed up for an adventurous day of snowshoeing on the Spirit Sands Trail in Spruce Woods Provincial Park. It was a beautiful morning, with a slight breeze out of the west, when we met at the trail head. We started the 6k trip on the lightly packed trail and an [...]
For those of you who have never winter camped – it really is the most amazing experience, believe me! Roger W had already set up camp when Vern and I arrived – and the wood stove was already chucking out an incredible amount of heat. The tent was among the trees and really sheltered from [...]